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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Stopping unnecessary use of antibiotics

This report from the Wellcome Trust UK provides an overview of how diagnostics can play an important role in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, by reducing unnecessary use, particularly outside of hospital usage. In many hospital settings the use of antimicrobial stewardship systems has allowed for more appropriate use of antibiotics. This report suggests that better and more rapid diagnostics can also aid in the more appropriate and targeted use of antimicrobials. 


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